Atomic Bomb Mission Scotches Reports of Long Radioactivity
Tokyo reports from Sept. 22 say Brig. Gen. James B. Newman Jr. debunked claims of long lasting radioactive effects from the atomic bomb. Tests found no residue in Nagasaki or Hiroshima that could affect humans or plants, with further investigation ongoing by a team remaining in Nagasaki.
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Tokyo
INS
James B. Newman Jr
War Department
Newman
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Naval Police Of Japan Ordered To Be Abolished
Gen. Douglas MacArthur ordered the Japanese empire to arrest and deliver Gen. Nobuyuki Abe and dissolve the Nipponese naval police. Abe, former governor general of Korea, was dismissed recently by Gen. John R. Hodge. The crackdown follows demobilization moves and aims to disband the naval police corps.
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Naval Police of
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Nobuyuki Abe
Nipponese Naval Police
Abe
Koreas
John R. Hodge
U.S
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Genersi Abesxeinye
Tokre
Gren
Wyderet
CS Hiei Annes
Ittes
Alte
MacArthurs
Poppy Drive Opens as Community Honors Veterans
The Service Star Legion members distributed red poppies in the main street business district to honor veterans. A reader noted a person wearing an older poppy design, prompting discussion on the meaning of the current drive.
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Service Star Legion
Daily Weather Report for 9 am Reading
United States weather statistics show for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am the maximum temperature reached 75 degrees and the minimum 40 with no precipitation. A year ago the same date recorded a maximum of 82 degrees and a minimum of 48 with no precipitation.
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United States
Gas stations shut in Detroit as transport grid stalls
Detroit's transport system nearly halts with over 60 percent of gas stations closed. Union pickets stop deliveries, bulk plants shut, and outside tankers blocked. Meats and produce wholesalers lose retail deliveries after Monday, doctors limited to emergencies, and post office trucks run briefly.
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Detroit
Internationl Oil Workers Union
CTO
Jad
Rumor Stalin to retire denied by Moscow reports
Moscow officials today dismissed Paris Presse rumors that Premier Joseph Stalin would retire as unfounded. They said Stalin remains in excellent health with no sign of stepping back and that once the war ends he could take on even more state duties.
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Lueneburg
Alfred Rosenberg
Belsen
Josef Kramer
Moscow
INS
Paris “Presse
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Fordham Seismograph Records Distant Earthquake
Fordham University's seismograph recorded a fairly severe earthquake location 8,300 miles away in the southwest Pacific area. The shock was logged at 5.3 a.m. EWT according to the New York report.
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New York
Fordham University
Southwest Pacific
Murphy Home After Liberation As Jap Prisoner
Parl Louis Murphy, a 22 year old Navy fireman first class and Japanese prisoner of war for 22 months, arrived home this morning the first local man back from captivity. He described rough treatment under Japanese rule at Truk and Tokyo as his submarine Sculpin was sunk November 19, 1943.
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Parl Louis Murphy
L c
Paul Louis Murphy
Oscar Murphy
Huron Avenue
Truk
Tokyo
Twenty One US Subs Return To Pacific Coast
Twenty one U S submarines, famed for sinking Japanese ships, gathered at Mare Island Navy Yard in San Francisco. Skippers and officers discussed their war experience, praising the durability of American submarines, their depth bombing, and endurance under terrific punishment. Continued on page two.
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Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Mare Island Navy Yard
Subs
Armerican
Planes Crash Into Downtown Miami
Two F6F fighter planes from the Medbourne Naval Air Station collided in the air over Downtown Miami. The wreckage struck a warehouse injuring a structure and igniting a fire while crowds watched as civilian and naval crews fought the blaze.
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Miami
Fla
Medbourne Naval Air Station
Coastguard Motor Pool
Frank T. Budge Co
Death Notices and Notable Obituaries From 1945 Archive
Death notices list Charles Rossett aged 52 at a Leslie hotel and Louis Reynolds 51 of New Middle Town with addresses. Also noted are Mrs Clifford Lewis 29 Highland Heights and Mrs L A Hang 318 Hazelcroft Avenue, plus Clair Edward Simpson Jr aged five months of Mercer R D 6.
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Charles Rossett
Leslie Hotel
Clifford Lewis
Highland Heights
Clair Edward Simpson, Jr
Mercer
R. D
Louis Reynolds
New Middle
Local Canning Sugar Quota Exhausted
The War Price and Rationing board announced that the local board’s sugar quota is completely exhausted and no further applications are being accepted. Individual allotments were reduced in the summer to spread sugar among as many people as possible, leaving none for late applicants.
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Loci
Summer Ends With Autumnal Equinox on Sunday
New York reports the end of summer with the autumnal equinox arriving Sunday. From tomorrow until mid-December daylight will shorten about 20 minutes daily as the sun crosses the celestial equator, marking the shift toward longer nights in the northern hemisphere.
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New York
Tomorow
North
Eeath
Returning Fleet Will Bring 5 000 Veterans Home
About 5 000 Pacific war veterans will join a homeward-bound Third Fleet at Okinawa. The fleet, including battleships Texas Arkansas Nevada, will sail toward Pearl Harbor for discharge aboard new warships as Admirals Nimitz and Halsey plan to board their ships.
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America
Third Fleet
Okinawa
Tokyoe
Alabama
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Colorado
West Virginia
Texas
Arkansas
Neveda
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Willian F Halsey
Two Families Homeless After Fire Near Kane
A train spark sparked a blaze that leveled four two story frame houses at Sergean four miles southeast of Ken. My and Mrs Goetloeb Scrade occupied one home as a nearby high wind fueled the flames. Damages were not estimated.
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Kane
Sergean
Ken
Goetloeb Scrade
Dewey Marshall Letter Disclosure To Be Aired
Washington reports a Dewey Marshall Pearl Harbor letter disclosure may prompt the Pearl Harbor committee to air the matter with General Marshall’s possible response. Republicans insist on full evidence and potential testimony from Gov Thomas Dewey if needed.
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INS
Congress
Congressional
Pearl Harbor Committee
George C. Marshall
Thomas Fef. Dewey
Marshall
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Marhall
War Department
Revertierss
Sen
Ferguson
R. Mich
Meimnber
Dewey
New York
Big Five Session Shriners Here Disrupted By Postponement
British officials report the big five foreign ministers plenary session postponed amid tension over the Russo Hungarian economic pact. Prime Minister Attlee ordered continued ceremonies with 4000 visitors expected, including a cathedral procession and a street parade by Leawrence Carian No. 1 Shriners.
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London
Ciniteline
Clement R Attiee
New Order Seen in Far East Naval Display
In Shanghai, residents observe the first time American ships hold the top position on Battleship Row near the Bund. The USS Rocky Mount leads, with the Ingham in second, and other U S vessels in third while the British occupy fourth. The cruiser Nashville also moves ahead of the No 1 buoy under Rear Admiral Buckcraste.
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Bund
United States
USS
Rocky Mount
Adm
Thomas Kinkaid
Coast Guard
Ingham
Buckcrafte
Nashville
Read Adm
T Joy
Yangtze
Japanese Develop New Anti Aircraft Gun at War End
Tokyo reports Maj Gen William Fo Marquat discloses Japan built a 50 mm anti aircraft gun with a maximum range of 57 000 feet. He notes development occurred just as hostilities ended and cites stronger Japanese defenses around vital targets but poorer fire control equipment.
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Tokyo
William FO Marquat
Merquat
Gen Donia
MacArthur
Ackack
Maranas
Bytaan
MasAnhur
Omole
Navy uniform changes considered by officials
Navy officials weigh updating uniforms with new jackets and trousers designs. Report notes the effort aims to modernize attire before a projected adoption, with input from naval sources and mentions of Brooks Brothers as a referenced supplier.
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Readable parts describe football players and positions with mentions of tackles centers guards and rough play. It notes players like Olsen and Ian Cee and references team battle, weather, and wake wards. Content is fragmented with no clear event or outcome.
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Audiron Sport
Olsen Ian
Ies Gutar
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